FORD MAIL TMBUMB
tolly Twenty-fourth Yew.
MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, A PHIL 14, 1929.
No. 23.
5
Today
.By Arthur Brisbane
Dear Little Tex. ;
thus Goes the News. :
Real Temporal Power.
Alas, Poor Trotzky.
(Copyright by King Fes,turei
eynaicau, jnc.j
; Dear little Miss "Tex" Guin-
an is set free by-fTsmiling, mid-
tllo-agcd jury.' ..
The little lady earned a liv
ing, about $5000 a' week,' as
"the Ifc and soul of a night
club." -
' That club is as wet as the
deepest spot in the Pacific,
Miss Guinan, with a slight
trembling of her lower lip, told
the great big, kind jurymen
that she was only an cmiployp,
nnd didn't believe anybody was
wicked enough' to sell drinks
in her neighborhood. She: just
tried to make people happy.
That's all.
Our jury system is a great
protection for the rights of the
individual, especially the indi
vidual with curly hair and a
trembling lip.
To reporters "that have been
so good to me,' 'Miss Guinan
said : "Light up your life with
a smile. Then see how much
better you feel. Make your
home a night club."
Miiny do just that, which, ac
cording to some of clergymen,
is part of our modern problem.
Somebody mentioned to Miss
Texas the name of Mrs. Mabel
' attorney' genqrul, the lady who
puts lawbreakers in jail. J Miss
Guinan, smiling, said: ,
j. "Give Mabel my love."
J Enforcement is one thing, ap-
' parently, that Miss Guinan
does not take too seriously.
"Eighteen thousand dollars
of bullion seized by five ban
dits in New Jersey. Band holds
up messenger near smelting
plant and takes gold."
"Chicago bandits rob bank
of 10,000.'" ' '
"Detroit hijacker kills two
gangsters."
"One shot, two stabbed aft
er two parties."
So runs the news. The crime
wave is' not imaginary.
Detroit's unknown, hijacker
worked swiftly.
Earl Remington and Gordon
Peter, racketeers and profes
sional criminals, ran a "blind
pi;i." The hijacker, name un
known, hijacked the "'blind
pig," took $400. -
M
The "blind pig" owners look
ed for the hijacker, to their sor
row found him dancing in a
cabaret at 3 :30 a; nr., and in
vited him to the street. He
went, killed '. them both, lie
shot one down, bent over his
body, fired two more bullets
into him to make sure, with
many looking from windows,
ran after the other and killed
him. Then he climbed into his
automobile .and drove slowly
away; "No clue." Such' is
modern crime. , "
,
Meanwhile an Interesting Inci
dent emphasizes the ' Increased in
fluence of the pope, under new con
ditions of temporal authority.
The Archbishop of Canterbury,
now yachting on J. Pierpout Mor
gan's "Corsair" In the Mdlrrin
eard, had planned to Tlslt Jerusa
lem. The pope made know nin ob
jection to the proposed visit, and
after a discussion between Musso
lini and the British feign secre
tary. Chamberlain, the archbishop
of Canterbury has "tactfully reliev
ed a delicate situation," by agree
ing not to go to Jerusalem.
Trotiky la definitely barred from
entering Germany. His exclusion
Is due to Catholic influence In the
newly organized German cabinet.
This la considered a viotory for
Ptresemann. and a setback for So
cialists, who demanded Trotzky's
admission.
(Continued en rui Four).
HOLD YOUR
BARTLETTS
TILL JUNE
Fruitgrowers League Direc
tors Issues Warning . to
. Growers Not. To Sell Or
Contract Till Later Seek
Frost Funds and Better
Thermometer Houses for
Valley.
Orohardlsts of tho Roruo Itiv
er valley were udvlned by the di
rectors of the Fruitgrowers league,
at a' meeting held Saturday af
ternoon, "not to sell their Bart
lett pears," for cannery purpos
es, until after the California Pear
Growers association had fixed
their price for the year, which
Is expected to be made about
June 15. .signing of contracts for
the delivery of Bartletts, before
that date was also, discountenan
ced. The advice was Inspired by re
ports, that the California Bartlett
crop had been hard hit by the
recent cold spell, and, the prob
ability that there would be a
brisk demand for the Rogue river
valley Bartletts. - Chairman Burch
said, "the warning is upon our
best Judgment."
It was stated nt the meeting,
that the Rogue river valley crop
"had been but slightly damaged
by the cold of the past week.."
The Fruitgrowers' league di
rectors, Albert Burch, chairman,
also voted, to urge Senator Charles
L. McNary of Oregon, to take ac
tion for placing In the weather
bureau budget, a $3000 additional
appropriation . for frost survey
work, which was stricken there
from. , It-was also decided to re
quest of Calif orlna, to render what
tlon of California, to render what
aid they could, . In securing ' the
appropriation. . Tho extra funds
would be used' in the securing of
telegraphic weather reports from
Alaska birthplace of storms and
meteorological conditions, that ef
fect this valley, In salary in
crease for frost bureau assistants,
who resign to accept more gain
ful posts, and Incidentals.
H. VonHoevenburg said that
considerable red tape would have
to be untangled, from his obser
vations of the situation. '
Preliminary steps In a cam
paign to better housing for or
chard thermometers were launch
ed by Pr. George Dean, who sold
that considerable smudge was
needlessly burned, because of in
adequate housing. It was agreed
lo secure cost estimates on fifty
thermometer houses from . O.
Trowbridge, on construction plans
furnished by Frost Expert Floyd
Young. The houses assure more
accuracy In frost readings, and
orchardists interested are asked
to see Dr. Dean.
E. W. Carleton said that he had
thermometer houses, costing from
J26 to 50 built according to gov
ernment specifications, and that
he also had the blueprints, which
he would loan.
Mr. Carleton said also that he
had a thermograph, which gave
him the iow down' on frost data,
which he found "Interesting and
stimulating." This brought a vol.
ley of facetious comment from
J. C. Barnes.
The status of the movement of
the fruitgrowers to secure a tar
iff on bananas, and tho Califor
nia fruit situation was read by
Albert Burch. Figures to show
the California loss would total
ill, 0000. 000 were read.
Standard boxes, fruit' pack, and
decorations on the fruit boxes
were discussed without action.
The meeting was held on the
mezzanine floor of the Hotel Med
ford, with the following present:
William Hrayton, J. C. Barnes, Al
bert ' Burch, Dr. George Dean, A.
S. V. Carpenter. H. VonHoeven
burg. Stephen Nye, Sr.. Bert An
derson, J. C. Henry. B. W. Carle
ton, and Hob. 8. Deuel.
JUNKET 'IN BAD'
PORTLAND, Ore., April 13. (ff) !
Passage of the emergency ordl
nance appropriating IsOO for the
trip Mayor Baker of Portland took
to Honolulu by the-city council was
outside of Its authority under the
city charter, a suit filed by Frank
Schlegel, Portland, today charges.
Mayor Baker and three commis
sioners are named defendants In
the suit. Schiegel asks that the
!., K ratmhlira for the S00
and Interest at 6 per cent from
Vnv.mlu. X T nA Rfllfl IflS II CHBU.
was passed.
Oregon WeatlMT
Unsettled d mild with rains:
snows in the hlnh mountain rang
es; southerly gales on the coast.
PORTLAND MAYOR
HOPKINS DITCH
ACTIO
T
Approve Option Made By
Committee, At Meeting
Yesterday Circulate
Petitions at Once and
Landowners to Operate
Next Year Many Bene
fits. Landowners under the Hopkins
lateral ditch, In the Central Point
district, embracing 4900 acres,
and 200 water users, Saturday
afternoon unanimously approved
a recently pisnert option, by a I
committee, taking over operation
of tho irrigation system, from the
Public "Water Corporation.
Petitions for the formation of
an irrigation district will be filed
within the month. It will oper
ate under the 1927 Irrigation law,
which provides for general. In
stead of Individual liability, differ
ing In that respect from the Med
ford Irrigation district, whose gen
eral organization, the new district
follows.
Formation of the new district
will be completed for the 1030
season. The Public "Water Cor
poration will operate the system
this year.
The deal quashes legal action
pending in the courts, between
the company and the landowners,
by the terms of the option.
John H. Carkin explained the
terms of the agreement ' to the
75 landowners present at the meet
ing held in the Hotel Medford.
He said the change would Involve
a financial consideration of ap
proximately $60,000: -end several
lawsuits; assure the satisfaction
of personal management, elimin
ate costly overhead, and In time
a lower , maintenance fee, now
$6,50 per acre. . .He said Bedford
banks had promised financial aid
In the formation of the district.
Victor Bursell, county commis
sioner, and a member of the
Committee, , also explained the
agreement details, and said, "the
step would end the turmoil of the
past few years."
More or less contention for
some months has centered about
the Irrigation system, the land
owners, protesting via an Injunc
tion, the maintenance fee asked.
The committee in charge of se-
curing the option, were continued
to comnlete the details. Thov
nre: Victor Tturaell, chnirmnn:
John H. Cnrkln. Was Kline, F.
E. Upton, and Don Clark.
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BLUFFS BANDIT
HOLDUP
PORTLAND, Ore., April 13
(fl" Ben V. Olcott, former gov
ernor of Oregon, always had a
hunch that 90 per cent of hold
ups were mere bluffs.
Iast Wednesday night the form
er governor had a chance to prove
it, he told Chief of Police Jenkins
in a letter received today.
Olcott said he was en route
to his home late Wednesday night
when an automobile drove along
side of him and a lone man climb
ed out. He asked for a match
and upon being tendered one,
flashed a revolver,
"Olmmo your wallet," Olcott
told Chief Jenkins the bandit de
manded. Olcott said: "You're Joking,"
thinking he had been "framed"
by practical joker friends.
The bandit ngain demanded his
wallet and the former governor
told him he had about "four bits"
and that It would be hardly worth
while robbing him. The bandit
turned and walked to his car., Ol
cott was unable to get the license
number. -
"He reminded me strongly of
Jean Hersholt, the actor," the
governor concluded by' way of
Identifying the bandit.
DELUGE OF BILLS
WASHINGTON. April 13. fP)
Dejiplte the noune republican lead
rn dnlr to renlrlct the npeclRl
w union to farm relief and tariff
revision legislation, more than 300
public hQ private bills have been
prepared by representatives for In
troduction after con(trns cnvenvn
Monday. The measure habeen
plated In the hands of the bill
clerk.
USERS
FORM Dl
Leaders of
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The special session of the seventy-first congress Is expected to deaf chiefly with the major subjects
of farm relief and tariff revision. , Representative Vandenberg, Republican of Michigan (upper right), wants
consideration also of a bill to reapportion membership of the house.
right), will take his place as leader of the senate majority forces. The
changed, but Democrats will be marshaled by a new leader, Representative Garner (lower left) of Texas.
SISKIYOUS LAD
CONVICTED OF
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Claims He .Only Borrowed
' Animai Owner Says He
Stole It Paroled to Pay
Costs of Trial and Keep
In Jail.
VREKA, Calif., April 13. (ZD
Convicted of stealing a horse which
he insists he bororwed with the
owner's consent, William Clements,
17, today ' was sentenced to six
months in Jail.: He was declared
a ward of tho Juvenile court,
plnced on a year's probation and
ordered to pay to Siskiyou county
the coat of his trial and the cost
of his maintenance In Jail before
, trial.
Clements was arrested on com-
f plaint of Peter Belcastro of Weed,
who admitted lending a horse to
the boy. but said the lad did not
return it until token into custory
Klamath Falls, Ore. The boy said
he was on his way to return the
horse when arrested several days
afte rhe borrowed It
MEXICAN BULLETS
. NACO. Ariz., April 1 3. (JP) A
sqund of United State Midler
guarding 'Crook tunnel ' on the
Houthcrn Pacific line seven milos
ent of Naco came under tho flro
of Mexican troops today., They
returned the fire nnd the Mexicanx
retreated. No casualties were re
ported on either side. An addi
tional guard of American troops
has been sent to the spot.
MEXICO CITV, April 13. (P)
President Portes Oil was Informed
tonight by the Mexican consul nt
Nogales that Rebel General I-eo-poldo
Rebatte, with an army con
stituting most of the Insurgent
in the state of Honora, desired to
surrender. ,
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A! HERRICK BIER
.NEW YORK. April 13. 1
Myron T. Herrlck came home to
duy, mourned a4i0 by the tnnd'he
sorvd. America, and the land In
which he served, France.
The body of the United Btates
ambassador to France wo brought
for Its final rest on native soil In
the slim grey Tourvlllo, newest and
fastest of French crulwm.
Among those to pay respects to
the memory of the ambassador wn
Col. Charles A. Undbergh. who
was welcomed to France by Mr.
Herrlck at the termination of the
aviator's historic ocean flight nnd
'who was a guest nt the American
embassy In Paris In the days following.
TAKING
RS
Special Session of
ESPEE POLICY
Criticism By Western Pacif
; io. Chief Answered Dup
lication of Service. Held
Grounds for Opposing
Competitive Line Chico
Address of Adam Scores
CHICO, Cal.. April 33 (&)
The Southern Pacific company
wasj, criticized for "its policy of
"regretful oppositions" by H. M.
Adams, president of the WeBterii
Pacific In .an address beforeCthe
Sacramento region citizens cbuncll
here today. -S
Adnms outlined the program of
the Western
'aciflo'and the Oreat
Northern railways' in Unking Chla
state with Oreg-on by another ma
jor -railway, pointing out that
completion of the ttystem would
create new competitive routes
both between north and south of
(he paclCic coast, ond the mid
west. "It Is evident," he said, "that
the permits necessary to establish
this route cannot be obtained from
the Interstate commerce commis
sion without the tradltlonnl oppo
sition of tho Southern Pacific
company;''
"The Western Pife; believes
that competition of strong rail
lines, vigorously maintained, Is es
sential to progress of the state,'
Adams concluded. t
SAN FRANCISCO, April 13.-
F Commenting on the address
in .nco today of H. M. Adams,
president of the Western Pacific,
in which1 he criticized the South
ern Pacific. J. H. Dyer, rice presi
dent, of the latter company, said
here today that the Southern Pa
cific "always has and always will
oppose construction of any new
lines when such lines unnecess
arily duplicate tho service of ex
isting lines,"
Dyer stated tha the Southern
Pacific had no policy In opposi
tion to the construction of new
lines where they were necessary
and did not duplicate lines al
ready In operation. He pointed
out that the examiner of the in
terstate commerce commission-had
already recomemnded against con
struction of a Western Pacific
branch to Went wood on the basis
that the territory was already
served by the existing Southern
Pacific lines and lumber rail
roads. The branrh would have
penetrated territory which the
Western Pacific now seeks to
build to, he said.
CHICAGO. April 13 (Pi Two
gunmen met. n gunman's end to
lav. nnd their executioners, with
rrlm gesture, delivered tho bodies
it the doorstep of the erstwhile
administration headquarters of
"Hcerface Al" Canone.
Graduate of tho holdup school
andVne time "muscle men" for a
rarage men's rarket, William Clif
ford and Mlehael Rellly were shot
down from behind by their gang
land foe
NEW. ROAD
TO OREGON HIT
Congress
Senator Watson, Indiana, (lower
house majority leadership la un
IN ATTACK ON
f lays .Sen. Jones and ; Vol
stead Before Young Mis
souri Democrats Fed
eral' Employees Scored
- As Snoopers and Spies in
Speech.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 13.
(P) The Jones law and the Vol
stead - act wore bitterly assailed
here tonltfh't by former Senatdr
James A. Reed In a speech before
the Young Democrats' Jefferson
Club of Missouri.
Reed heaped invective oh his
two ofrmer associates, their laws
and their tntelleotual powers In
commemorating the birthday anni
versary of his parly's father,
Thomas Jefferson. He declared he
"had oross-examlned Volstead and
associated with Jones, and neither
ever had a thought."
"If I had to live a life planned
by Jones and Volstead' he de
clared, "I would commit suicide."
He classified a majority of the
600,000 federal employes as "paid
spies, thieves and snoopers,'' and
declared that the Jones law ppened
the path to official blackmail.
WASHINGTON, April 3 3. (P)
A nntlon-wlde Investigation Into
the ultimate disposition of all
products which bear on national
prohibition Is being made by the
prohibition bureau.
This twaa disclosed today by
Prohibition Administrator Doran,
, who said tha this forces had al
ready looked Into the corn sugar
1 marketing situation and that he
had directed the prohibition ad-
mllnstrators In California to for
ward to him data on juice grape
production of that state.
SLAY AND MAIM
PORTLAND, Ore., April 13. VP)
Every available policeman waa put
on the trail of two hit and run
motorlRta who Injured two men
and killed one woman In two accl-
denta tonight.
Mm. Klla Poole, 60, Portland,
dlefl In an nmuhlance aa ahe waa
being ruflhed to a honpltal after
nhfl and I-oii Ferbrache had been
struck by an unknown automobile
driver while he waa traveling at a
high rate of apeed.
The .car -narrowly escaped
ffmanhlng Into two toher pedea
trlana. Mra. Poole jj-na knocked to
the pavement and Tedhracho fell
at her aide. He waa not aerlously
Injured.
Tyko Hoimntlnn, IS, waa the
other victim of a hit and run mo
torist in another section of the city.
He auffcred Injuries to hi. head
and waa unable to remomber any
thing when taken to the emergency
hospital,
VIOLENT
DRY MEASURES
MP. FAITHFI
OF STATE SEEK
F0REIGNJ0STS
Party Warhorses Have Their
Eye On Federal Plums
Judge Evans Mentioned
For Washington Berth
Editor Aide of McNary
Would Be Diplomat
Again. ., &
PORTLAND, Ore., April IS.
(AT The Oregonlan will say 'to
morrow that applications from
Oregon republicans for appoint
ment to Importnnt positions are
coming thick to President Hoover.
Tho principal appointments
sought arc n position on the farm
rellot board, solicitor-general of '
the United States and assistant to i
the attorney-general. President!
Hoover, also, will be told that
many Oregon republicans are open
to foreign post appointments.
Walter H. Evans, circuit Judge
of Multnomah county, Is said ito
stand an excellent chance of be
ing named assistant to the at
torney-general and he located in,
Washington, D. C. (Judge Evans'
Is well known In this city and
county. He presided at several,
circuit court sessions. He deliver-1
ed the main address at the last
Lincoln Bay banquet )
Senator McNary has submitted i
the name of Alfred E. Clark to,
Attorney-General Mitchell for aoll-
riior-generai. cmrk la a Portland
attorney.
Roy w. Rltner, former president
of the Oregon state senate and a
wheat former In the Umatilla dis
trict, la the Oregon republican
seeking a plane on Qie farm relief
hoard, providing one la created
at the special session of. oongress
opening Monday.
' Hal. " D. Patton, former Btate
senator from Marlon county, and
who .liitK. in Juo be,o-.delegate .to
the republican national conven
tion, la an applicant for a foreign
post, Patton Is eyeing the consul
ar Jon at Kobe. Japan, but would
not turn down an appointment as
minister to Slam.
E E. Rrodle. Oregon City pub
lisher, who returned from Slam
as the United States -minister to
holb Senator McNary In the elec
tion, wishes to return to diplo
matic service. ' -
Additional applicants for ' ap
pointment na census .supervisor
are coming forward. Oregon will
have six supervisors. J. B. Hall
of Eugene, la a cnndldnte; S. A.
Young of Astoria and Stella Hen
ry, Zenla, oIbo ore open to place
ment. .
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EX - 'U' STUDENT
PALO ALTO, Calif.. April 13.
VP) Authorities were tonight at
tempting to determine the cause of
death of Miss Mariam Kathleen
Forrester, post graduate student
and assistant Instructor at Stanford
university, whose body was found
in her closed automobile here to
day. Missing since Tuesday, police be
lieve Miss Forrester, a graduate of
the University of Oregon, commit
ted suicide. Her automobile wus
in a garage she had rented a week
provlous, A book In her room here
was oponed to the poem "A Ren
deavous With Death."
' In her writing desk a note ad
dressed to Mrs. Joseph Foss, with
whom Miss Forrester made her
home, stated that "the trust de
partment of the United States Na
tional bank in Portland has a copy
of my will, and they will receive In
a day or two, by mall, a statement
of revision."
These facts, police believe, Indi
cate preparation for death by the
girl, who was known aa a brilliant
student. A preliminary autopsy
gave the cause of death as asphyxi
ation from carbon - monoxide
fumes. The body, police stated,
showed no evidence of foul play.
Miss Forrester Is survived by a
sister, Mrs. Dorothy Harned, of
Portland.
FROM GALLSTONES
NEW YORK, April 1J. (P)
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, presi
dent of ' Columbia university, was
a po'.lont at Presbyterian hospital
today, suffering from inflamma
tion of the gall bladder, with gall
stones. Ills rendition was re
ported satisfactory.
I FARM R
I III "Ja laahi
Congress Convenes Tomor
row Prepared to Follow
Hoover Program, Thumbs
Down for Twice Beaten
Plan, : Grange Endorsed
Democrats Threaten
Trouble. ;
WASHINGTON, April 13. ()
Party ' colors were . raised at the
capItol today as leaders marshaled
forces for the extra session of the
newly, elected congress called by
President Hoover to convene Mon
day to redeem the republican cam-
palgn pledge for farm relief.
. Bolstered by bulging majorities
in both the senate and house from
the November elections, the re
publican leaders are prepared to
adhere to the Hoover limitation on
the legislative program.
Tariff revision, a farm market
ing bill, reapportionment of the
house, and a census measure was
the slate written out tonight by
Senator Watson of Indiana,, the
new republican leader.
The program as framed appar
ently bears the endorsement of the
chief executive, but the new presi
dent has signaled a hands-off
policy towarda congress. He Is
ready to co-operate but not to dic
tate this is the word from," the
White House. ' Efforts to have the
president air his views on the farm
question have proved futile, and
the . membership of the house a.n4
senate tonight 'were looking for
ward eagerly to the reading of Ma
first message to congress Tuesday:
Since the seventieth congress
passed into' history on Maroh. . 4,
there has, been little to indicate
other than a tranquil session, of
the first congress under the Hoo
ver regime... But on the verge of
the convening of the extraordinary
session a threat of trouble has been
injected from democratic quarters.
Senator Joe T. Robinson of Ar
kansas, the democratic leader, gave
notice of a fight against the ad
ministration's plan for upward re
vision of the tariff .and also Its
proposal to limit the legislative
scope of the session.
Senator Robinson said that pro
gram was hot broad enough and
furthermore that there was no
constitutional authority to limit
the subjects which may be con
sidered by congress. . . .
"Any tariff revision likely to oc
cur at this time," he continued,
"will probably prove more harm
ful than beneficial to farmers.
Protective tariffs as a general rule
are oppressive to the growers of
agricultural' products.. All the evi
dence points toward general revi
sion upward, which will 'augment
the burden now borne by farmers."
Senator Watson Issued a state
ment In reply. He declared It was
both "hoped and desired that but
few bills will be given considera
tion In the senate aside from those
having reference to farm relief and
tariff revision." : , ;
"It may ,be considered ' desir
able," he said, "to pass a reappor
tionment bill, also one providing
for the taking of the census of
1930, but, following the wish of the
president. It will be the general,
policy of the majority party In the
senate to refrain from pressing
other measures for consideration."
WASHINGTON, April 13. ()
With congress ready to convene In
extraordinary session for the pri
mary purpose of carrying out cam
paign promises for farm, relief, the
house agriculture committee late
today turned Its thumbs down on
two farm aid proposals long advo
cated at the capltol the debenture
export plan and tha twice vetoed
equalisation fee principle. .
The committee voted if to 4
against Incorporation In the new
farm measure of the debenture
plan supported by the National
Grange and then a tew minutes
later expressed its disapproval of
an attempt to revive the organisa
tion fee so objectionable to Calvin
Coolldge. The vote against the fee
was 17 to 3. This action was re
garded on the house side as clear
ing the situation, and It was the
opinion of leaders that ths deci
sion of the committee would be
sustained . 1( any attempt were
made later to revive these pro
posals In the house. .
GRAND KIN, DEAD
MARBHriELD, Ore., April II.
UP) Lewis Strong of Myrtle Point,
It, a pioneer of Tillamook . assl
Coos county, died yesterday. Ho
leaves 44 grandchildren and 4
great-grandchildren. Mrs. Strong
Is still living. They were tha
longest-married couple In Coo
county, having been wed It 7 ears.